Come learn more about the Sea Grant Law Fellow program and the experiences some of your classmates have had with their fellowships. It will be an informal opportunity to ask your classmates how the fellowships have fit into their overall law school experiences. Prof. Julia Wyman, Director of the Marine Affairs Institute, will be available to provide additional information on the program and answer any questions you may have.

The best transactional lawyers can, in a very short time, earn wide-spread reputations as “Deal Makers” – those lawyers who actually assemble the business deal and work with a myriad of parties to generate and execute the deal documents, including multiple contracts, licenses, permits, agreements, indemnifications, and estoppel certificates. This Open Door event will be an interactive seminar that guides you through the basic steps of “How to Become a Sought-After Deal Maker” and successfully operate as a transactional attorney. Michael A. Voccola, Associate General Counsel of The Procaccianti Group and RWU alum (1997), is a sought-after “Deal Maker” for the second largest privately-owned hotel owner and operator in the United States. Come learn, through his first-hand accounts of an actual deal, how the varying influences of cash, credit, and experience impact profoundly the contours of a transaction. Come prepared to interact with the deal: You will receive a simple list of facts in advance so that you’re prepared to contribute!

Presentation in Law 262 followed by refreshments in the Bay View Room.